Viviendo con Matsunaga, vol. 4

リビングの松永さん [Living no Matsunaga-san] #4

by Keiko Iwashita, Marta Moya Martín (Translator)

¡Miiko, la estudiante de bachillerato de la casa compartida, está tremendamente enamorada de Matsunaga, el mayor de sus compañeros, un joven diseñador!Gracias a la colaboración de Ryô y el resto de la casa, la fiesta de cumpleaños de Matsunaga es todo un éxito. Para colmo, este invita a la chica a su cuarto… ¡¿La distancia entre ellos se ha acortado de repente?! ¡El amor está en el aire en esta casa compartida!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, Manga Romance, Slice Of Life

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 2018

About the author

Keiko Iwashita (岩下慶子) is a Japanese manga author.

Reviews

[camie ✿ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The age difference between the characters still throws me off a little bit, but I can keep reading because the manga is actually sooo pure. The subject is treated as aserious matter, our male mc never ever ever takes advantage of the little girl, he does his best to stop the romantic feelings, he doesn't succeed of course, but he tries all the time, he puts limits and he treats her like the minor she is. I obviously know where this is gonna go, but it's nice to see that this story has a problem as a plot and it's not a problematic story.

[Kalina Mincheva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Охо, дали пък Матсунага-сан не започва да развива по-интимни чувства към Мико от това просто да го е грижа за "малката" 👀 Дето се вика Yes, please!
Разбира се, неминуемият любовен триъгълник се заформя, но аз имам вяра, че накрая всичко ще се нареди. След само още няколкостотин volume-а.

[Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aww, this manga is so adorable🥺💙

[bookish.sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Den Band mochte ich schon wieder mehr, zumal die Geschichte nun endlich vorangeht und nicht mehr so auf der Stelle tritt. Und es gibt ein Twist, den hätte ich wirklich gern gesehen... 😍
Ich kann mir schon sehr gut vorstellen, was uns in Band 5 erwartet und bin sehr gespannt.

[Loni ♈⚜ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hach, cute😂😍

[Zainab Alkurmanji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ooh the ex-girlfriend has returned 😂
why do i eel it is the new teacher 👀

[Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

While there were a few moments here and there that I thought were just okay in this volume, for the most part, there was enough stuff to make me still feel very invested and giddy.

[Omnya Ali (Free Palestine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

💕1st read April 2020 : 4 stars
💕2nd read February 2024 : 5 stars

It was sooooo adorable and cute🧡🧡🧡🧡
art and characters are fantastic🧡🧡🧡🔥
Some action's finally ramping up! Matsunaga-san has some sort of heartbreak drama with an ex-housemate and ex-girlfriend who's probably Meeko's cute new teacher, whom Meeko just told about the older housemate she's in love with....

[TreeSpright · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really don't like the adults encouraging Meeko to be with an older man. I definitely feel like that's something that wouldn't happen?

[Abi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fuaaaaaaaaaaaaa Sandra.

Este tomo va mucho más cargadito de dramas y sentimientos agridulces. Perdí la cuenta de las veces en las que estaba a punto de suceder algo fuerte entre Matsu y Miiko, también así con los momentos de tensión...

Algo que vale la pena mencionar, es el grupo de amigos en la casa compartida. Todos siendo tan diferentes entre sí, pero uniéndose para ayudarse entre ellos o por el ben común, son geniales. Los amo.

Konatsu es un tesoro de ser humano, ojalá tenga su final feliz, pero no con Matsu(?

[Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the drama and plot being added. I think I would've been happy if it was just these small moments that developed relationships and bonds with all the characters. But the art and characters are fantastic either way, so I'm sure it'll be entertaining and worth the trouble.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. Matsunaga fängt an sich Gedanken zu machen, weil die Eifersucht anfängt aufzukeimen. Miko weiß auch nicht mehr wohin mit ihren Gefühlen. Man erfährt etwas über Matsunagas Vergangenheit und ich glaube, ich weiß, wer seine Ex ist .. Das könnte interessant werden.

[**Sognatrice di libri** · Rating 4 out of 5]

Più vado avanti e più trovo i due protagonisti sempre più adorabili.

[Peach Fuzz · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's always a past ex isn't there 😮‍💨

[୨♡Lea♡୧ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kitneyland!?😭

[Knigoqdec · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ей, какви са тези заплахи за триъгълници пък сега xD Не така!
И Мацунага не е точно на себе си, през половината време нямаше нито един проблем с тениската си!!
Нещо се случва...

[Alessandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tanto amore per Matsunaga e Miko ❤
Impaziente di proseguire la storia, che di base è molto semplice ma appassiona subito. I disegni sono stupendi.

[Pancakes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the development of the side characters, love getting to know them. my favourite part of the book was getting to know asako more, but just seeing where they work and more of the other characters is the best part. wish juni ex or whatever she is was not mikos homeroom teacher all of a sudden, just feels weird

[maité · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.75 ⭐ — miko is so cute I can't

[Rach' B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reseña de los 10 tomos:
Nuestra protagonista Miko se ve en la necesidad de mudarse a la pensión de su tío, esto para poder continuar sus estudios sin preocupar a sus padres quienes cuidan de su abuela.
Antes de poder llegar a esta pensión se encuentra con uno de los inquilinos a quien confunde con un asaltante debido a que la sigue y su expresión facial.
Al llegar a la residencia el problema se soluciona, así es como se le presenta a los demás inquilinos, Asako -una manicurista-, Akane -una chica de pocas palabras-, Kentarou -un barista, Ryou -un estudiante de medicina y por último Matsugana- un diseñador gráfico-. Miko es la más joven de los inquilinos, es por esto que Matsugana se puede observar en la necesidad de cuidarla por sobre los demás, en especial al ser nueva en este lugar, podemos notar como ellos se vuelven cercanos debido al ser los que pasan más tiempo en casa y por el cuidado del chico. Debido a esta cercanía Miko comienza a enamorarse de Matsugana, el problema principal es la diferencia de edad, al Miko menor y Matsugana mayor, esto trae mucha inseguridad a la protagonista lo cual le impide poder confesar sus sentimientos.
Por otro lado podemos ver a nuestro protagonista masculino Matsugana quien debido a experiencias románticas del pasado se niega a ver sus sentimientos por Miko, esto cambia en cuanto aparece un segundo interés amoroso, Ryou, quien se comenzó a enamorar de Miko y se niega a soportar las lágrimas derramabas por la chica. Esta amenaza hace que Matsugana entienda sus sentimientos y de paso a una confesión, sin embargo, debido a la diferencia de edad y tiempo de vida, deciden esperar a tener una relación formal.

Poco tiempo después nos dan la noticia que Matsugana decide dejar la pensión para comenzar de una manera formal su compañía de diseño, Miko se muestra con miedo a que los sentimientos cambien debido a la distancia, pero el chico promete hacerlo funcionar a pesar de la distancia. Así comienza la vida de Miko sin vivir con Matsugana, en este tiempo podemos ver como las personas de la residencia también tienen problemas amorosos, Ryou al estar enamorado de Miko, Asako y Kentarou descubren estar enamorados el uno del otro, pero ninguno decide dar una paso más y por ultimo la hermana de Akane, siendo la nueva inquilina y aparentemente sintiendo atracción por Ryou. Fuera de los problemas dentro de la residencia podemos ver los problemas en la relación de Miko y Matsugana, esto debido a la falta de tiempo con la que ahora cuenta nuestro protagonista, esto provocando su distancia con la chica, al punto de tener que dejarla plantada para su cumpleaños y otras citas. En este tiempo quien le ayuda a no sentirse sola es Ryou, ambos se volvieron bastante cercanos al ser los únicos inquilinos antiguos que siguen en la residencia, también por los sentimientos de Ryou quien al ver a Miko decaída decide mostrar más sus sentimientos, pasar más tiempo con ella y hacerla sentir amada, sin embargo Miko a pesar de agradecer estos sentimientos y momentos su mente se encuentra únicamente en Matsugana, con estos sentimientos decide no dejar que la falta de tiempo se interponga en su relación con Mastugana.
Gracias a esta decisión podemos ver como ambos comienzan a tomar su relación de una forma más madura, ajustándose al horario del otro y no dejando que esto afecte sus sentimientos, hasta el punto en el cual por fin Miko se gradúa y puede comenzar a vivir con Matsugana.
Opinión personal:
Tengo muchos sentimientos encontrados con la historia, claramente me ha gustado como se desarrollan las historias de cada inquilino y en especial de triángulo amoroso.
La amistad y familiaridad entre los personajes/inquilinos, se me hizo demasiado lindo, considero que fue la familia encontrada para ellos, el cómo a pesar de los años pudieron mantenerse unidos y ayudando a los demás es algo que lleno mi corazón.
El final lo sentí demasiado apresurado, en unos capítulos estaban todos los problemas y el nudo de la historia, y al siguiente ya todo estaba solucionado, fuera de esto la historia me gusto, jugo con mi corazón a su manera y como quiso, en especial con el personaje de Ryou, quien sin duda en mi personaje favorito y a quien más ame en esta historia.

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some action's finally ramping up! Matsunaga-san has some sort of heartbreak drama with an ex-housemate and ex-girlfriend who's probably Meeko's cute new teacher, whom Meeko just told about the older housemate she's in love with...and Meeko and Matsunaga-san are planning to go on Not A Date to Disneyland.

I'm a little frustrated that as much as I want to be rooting for the two of them, I'm kinda coming up dry on the chemistry so far. They just don't spend enough time talking to each other like normal human beings; if all you do is blush and stutter and yell every time you're together, what kind of a relationship are you actually building here?

The 4 stars is really for all the other relationships that finally got some space in this volume. I want to know more about Hattori's best friend and longtime boyfriend, whom she's having some drama with, and I liked finally getting to see the sad, lonely, insecure side of the beautiful (and divorced!!) Asako, who came to the boarding house after her husband was cheating on her. I'm turning out to really like Ken, too, who's a bit of a sleazebag when it comes to women, but he's thoughtful and intuitive and gives good advice. His conversation with Matsunaga-san really made Ken feel like the more mature one.

And Ryo's turning out to be a nice surprise! I like that he's actually forming a comfortable sort of friendship with Meeko, where he accidentally became a confidante about her feelings for Matsunaga-san. He's quiet and grumpy but seems like a really good guy who can be trusted with secrets, and it's just nice to see Meeko actually communicating with other people.

The trip home was funny...more shoujo drama with Matsunaga-san calling her to be all "I miss you when are you coming home" when she was gone for like. One day. C'mon.

I'm not sure I'm going to end up sold on the romance, but the art and character designs are pretty, and I'm enjoying all the housemate bonding. More of that, please.

A little weirdness with Meeko's 28 year old teacher encouraging her student to be brave and try dating her 28 year old housemate. Look, I know that's the point of this series, but...I don't think a teacher would actually give that kind of advice?? Especially to a student she's literally just met? I'm curious how that dynamic's going to develop and if Meeko and (presumably) Matsunaga-san's ex-girlfriend will become friends.

There's also a tease that Matsunaga-san is considering moving out of the boarding house, but considering we're on Volume 4 out of 11, I assume that won't be happening for a while.

[Luana · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5

Eh, insomma...si potrebbe fare di meglio. Passi ancora l'adolescente con l'ormonella, ma un uomo adulto che si fa delle ridicole pare mentali senza prima chiedere niente ai diretti interessati è assurdo. Questo quarto volume ci regala un simpatico momento angst di cui facevamo tutti a meno, visto che Matsunaga, uomo adulto di 28 anni, tira le sue conclusioni quando vede Miko e Ryo parlare insieme.
Ci sarebbe qualcosa di sbagliato nella relazione tra una ragazza di 17 anni e un giovane studente universitario? In teoria no, però il designer deve un attimo mettere ordine tra i suoi pensieri e i suoi sentimenti. Insomma, deve fare pace con il cervello. Probabilmente c'è anche la paura del giudizio altrui, visto che stiamo pur sempre parlando di una minorenne (oltre alla paura di creare di tensioni in casa, nel caso in cui le cose non dovessero andare bene), però forse è ora di affrontare la situazione di petto. O parli chiaro, o è inutile lasciare la bamboccia nel limbo. Anche perchè gli altri coinquilini non sono nè ciechi nè idioti. Miko, dal canto suo, rimane la solita piattola...mi dispiace ma proprio non riesco a farmela piacere. Purtroppo mi sono fatta delle aspettative un po' troppo altre su questo manga; ero convinta che avrei avuto tra le mani una serie capace di regalarmi le stesse emozioni di "Tsubaki-cho Lonely Planet", ma non ci si avvicina nemmeno per sbaglio: Miko non è Fumi, e Matsunaga non assomiglia nemmeno lontanamente al mitico maestro Kibikino. Peccato. Ma la speranza è l'ultima a morire, quindi spero in un parziale miglioramento prima della fine. Certo è, che trovo entrambi i protagonisti terribilmente irritanti e questo non è un bel segno.
Nota positiva del volume, la presenza di Ryo, che finalmente compare per più di due secondi e che dice più di due parole. Oltre al fatto che mi sembra l'unico completamente registrato lì dentro, ma questi sono dettagli.
Bene, vediamo se comparirà in scenza questa fantomatica Konatsu, giusto per far partire qualche altro trip mentale malsano ai nostri protagonisti...e chissà che ne sarà della situazione sentimentale degli altri coinquilini!

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

So the invite to his room was innocent after all, but aw, he gave her a present too! So does he or does he not want to kiss her?

When she goes home to visit her family, and he calls because he misses her, my heart melted. But then he sees her talking to Ryo about her work schedule and thinks they are dating. Kentaro tries to point out that he wouldn’t be jealous if he didn’t like her, but he denies it.

Later Kentaro and Ryo both try and get him to admit his feelings to no avail. Meeko overhears this, and finds out that he has some history with someone named Konatsu-san who used to live in the boarding house. She also hears Matsunaga say that their upcoming trip to Kittneyland (Disneyland) isn’t a date, but work related, which is not what Meeko wanted to hear.

Later on, Matsunaga starts to get sick, and Meeko rushes to take care of him. After he seems to have fallen asleep, Meeko is replaying the words of encouragement from her teacher in her head, and Meeko ends up kissing him on the corner of his mouth. We then see that he was actually awake for this. This is how this volume ends.

Another development in this volume is that Asako is depressed that her life seems to be going nowhere, and that she was married and divorced before coming to the boarding house. Meeko and Ryo cheer her up after she divulges this information to them.

[LaPommequirougit · Rating 5 out of 5]

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J’en peux plus de ce manga qui va me rende dingue ! À chaque tome, Matsunaga me rend complètement folle de lui un petit peu plus !!!!! Dans le dernier, il avait proposé à Miko de venir dans sa chambre ce qui paraissait plutôt suspect.

On va vite se rendre compte que c’est seulement pour lui offrir un petit cadeau de remerciement, loin des regards des autres colocataires. Sauf que le temps d’un week-end, Miko va aller voir ses parents.

C’est ainsi qu’on va remarquer que Miko manque beaucoup plus à Matsunaga qu’il n’essaie de se le faire croire. La relation évolue de plus en plus et on le ressent.

J’ai adoré ce tome où on en apprend plus sur le passé amoureux de Matsunaga. Après tout, c’est un homme de 27 ans, pas étonnant qu’il ait eu auparavant des relations. On commence à entrevoir les failles du personnage et cela le rend encore plus touchant !

En bref, ce tome est encore un condensé d’amour, comme chaque tome de cette saga. Je suis complètement in love de Matsunaga et je ne cesse d’être touché par ce personnage. J’adore Miko qui est très touchant et mignonne. Je n’ai qu’une hâte, que le tome 5 soit enfin là !!!!!

[Olwyne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Celui-ci s’est lu un peu plus rapidement que les précédents, mais mon malaise, lui, ne disparaît pas.

Je reste profondément dérangée par le fait qu’une mineure de 17 ans soit encouragée — par presque tout son entourage — à sortir avec un homme de 28 ans.

Les colocataires soutiennent la relation.
Même la professeure principale semble valider la situation.

Et là… je bloque complètement.

Je comprends que certaines œuvres jouent avec des écarts d’âge ou des dynamiques particulières, mais ici, le traitement me semble presque banaliser la situation. Personne ne questionne réellement, personne ne met de limite claire. Et ça me laisse perplexe.

L’histoire avance, oui.
Mais je n’arrive toujours pas à adhérer à la romance centrale.

Je continue par curiosité, mais à ce stade, c’est surtout pour voir jusqu’où l’autrice va pousser cette dynamique.

[Sarina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ich hatte mich unglaublich auf diesen Teil der Reihe gefreut, da mir die Geschichte unheimlich gut gefällt. Aus diesem Grund war ich erst einmal etwas enttäuscht, als ich gesehen habe, das dieser Band nur so schmal ist. Diese Enttäuschung war jedoch schnell wieder vergessen, als ich mit Lesen anfing. Ich kann mich immer wieder nur wiederholen: Ich liebe Matsunaga und Miko einfach! (Und gerade der eine Moment zum Schluss hat daher mein Herz höher schlagen lassen.) Leider befürchte ich, dass es demnächst wohl noch die eine oder andere zusätzlich Komplikation geben wird, von der Miko und Matsunanga noch nichts ahnen...Ach ja und für Band 5 erhoffe ich mir, dass er ein paar mehr Seiten haben wird

[MAG Scrittrice · Rating 4 out of 5]

È molto, molto triste dirlo, ma forse non sono più fatta per questo genere di storie. Non ho mai sopportato quei momenti in cui uno dei protagonisti vede/sente cose che non dovrebbe e parte con i film mentali, così come altre situazioni già viste sviluppate tante volte allo stesso modo (i classici cliché, che adoro ma solo se personalizzati). Per fortuna Miiko è una protagonista in gamba e mi ha stupita un paio di volte facendo ciò che non mi aspettavo. Matsunaga mi è piaciuto sin da subito come personaggio, tuttavia si sta rivelando un po' toppo fuori dalle righe. Insomma, ha pur sempre ventott'anni e invece pare un liceale. Essere adulti non significa soltanto lavorare.
Per il resto, i disegni mi piacciono e alla fin fine non è male come storia.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series

Due to family circumstances, Miko moves to a boarding house owned by her uncle where she'll be the youngest resident. She gradually gets to know her new flatmates whilst also managing her school life and learning about responsibility and house chores. Despite a bad first impression, she seems to get on especially well with Matsunaga who ends up taking her under his wing.

This is such a sweet series. I like Miko as a character and how we get to see her fumble and fail a bit to then get the hang of things and how she slowly learns how to live independently. It's well paced and covers different topics which means that despite this being a romance, it has a slice of life feeling to it. I also appreciate that we get to know the other flatmates, it's as much about their friendships as it is about Miko's budding feelings for Matsunaga.

I enjoy a well done age gap story and this one was especially well handled. I like Miko's dynamics with Matsunaga, but I confess that I also really liked the other love interest. With Miko being the youngest, it's generally nicely done how Miko as a high schooler comes to get to know this group of young adults and gets to see that adults too have their silly worries and childish moments. The art is also very nice, especially Miko - there's a certain softness to how she in particular is drawn. Bonus points for the flat having their resident cat!

[Dayla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eeeeek that ending!! Now I have to wait for volume 5 (I’ll be ordering it)!

I loved this volume—the jealousy, that ending, the slow progression of this slow burn! I’m a little nervous about what was introduced in this volume, but I’m also excited for how it’ll affect the MC and her love interests’ relationship going forward.

Also, love that everyone can tell how crazy they are about each other. Funny how at first I was like “hmmm the age gap” and now I’m just like, “please, I want it all.”

Happy reading!

[Carrie (The Butterfly Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whole series review - A slow-moving series that kept me reading as fast as I could.

The art is stunning and I really like all the characters. I loved the little side plot that involved two of the roommates getting together. So cute!

Ryo-kun deserved better! I honestly wouldn’t have minded if Meeko had gotten together with him! In fact, I would’ve preferred it!

The age gap was really uncomfortable... no excuses there. I know it’s fiction and things work differently for different cultures, but to me; it was gross.